Is it possible to `git add` a file currently protected by `assume-unchanged`?

Question

I have certain files that I rarely want new versions committed on but change often due to IDE settings.

git update-index --assume-unchanged meta.xml

Is it possible to forcibly git add meta.xml without having to apply no-assume-unchanged first?

I think there's `-f` flag. It certainly works for normally ignored files — user3159253, Apr 20 '14 at 22:41
Yeah, it does work on ignored files, but I tried it here. It had no effect. I'm just hoping I can manually add files without having to turn this protection off each individual time. — TheBuzzSaw, Apr 20 '14 at 22:41

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 21 '14 at 00:52

It doesn't seem possible: both git update-index --assmue-unchanged and git update-index --skip-worktree would make a git add impossible.

That leaves you with the definition of an alias, which would:

git update-index --no-assume-unchanged
git add -- theFile
git update-index --assume-unchanged

Something along the lines of:

addf = "!f() { git update-index --no-assume-unchanged -- $1; git add -- $1; git update-index --assume-unchanged -- $1}; f

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